Silver halide photographic material

Abstract

A silver halide photographic material containing at least one of couplers represented by the general formula [I] and at least one of the compounds represented by the general formula [XII] is disclosed. ##STR1## wherein Z is a group of nonmetal atoms necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring where the ring formed by Z may be substituted; X is a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of being released upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent and R is a hydrogen atom or substituent; ##STR2## wherein R 21 is a hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group and aryl group, R 22 and R 23 are independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group and an aryl group. The photographic material provides a dye-image highly stable against heat and light, and a formation of stain at a non-image area is prevented.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A silver halide photographic material containing at least one coupler of formula [II], [III], [IV], [V], [VI], or [VII] and at least one compound of formula [XII]: ##STR21## wherein R 1  and R 8  each is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and X is a hydrogen atom or a substituent cabable of being released upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; and R is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; ##STR22## wherein R 21  represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group and aryl group; R 22  and R 23  independently represent a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group and an aryl group. 
     
     
       2. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein each of R 1  to R 8  is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, a phosphonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a cyano group, a residue of a spyro compound, a residue of a bridged hydrocarbon compound, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, a siloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamide group, an imide group, an ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group and a heterocyclic thio group. 
     
     
       3. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein an amount of said coupler is from 1×10 -3  to 1 mole per mole of silver halide contained in a silver halide emulsion containing said coupler. 
     
     
       4. The silver halide photographic material of claim 3, wherein an amount of said coupler is from 1×10 -2  to 8×10 -1  mole per mole of silver halide contained in a silver halide emulsion containing said coupler. 
     
     
       5. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said alkyl group represented by R 21 , R 22  or R 23  is a straight chain or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 24 carbon atoms. 
     
     
       6. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said cycloalkyl group represented by R 21 , R 22  or R 23  is a cycloalkyl group containing 5 to 24 of carbon atoms. 
     
     
       7. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said alkenyl group represented by R 21 , R 22  or R 23  is an alkenyl group containing 3 to 24 carbon atoms. 
     
     
       8. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein said aryl group represented by R 21 , R 22  or R 23  is a phenyl group or a naphthyl group. 
     
     
       9. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1 wherein said coupler is represented by formula [II]. 
     
     
       10. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1 wherein the amount of the compound represented by the formula [XII] to be contained in said photographic material is 5 to 400 mole % with respect to 100 mole % of said coupler. 
     
     
       11. The silver halide photographic material of claim 10 wherein the amount of the compound represented by the formula[XII] to be contained in said photographic material is 10 mol % with respect to 100 mole % of said coupler. 
     
     
       12. The silver halide photographic material of claim 1 wherein said coupler and said compound are contained in the same silver halide emulsion layer. 
     
     
       13. A silver halide photographic material comprising a support and at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one said layer containing a coupler of claim 1. 
     
     
       14. The silver halide color photographic material of claim 13 having a plurality of photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers thereon, said plurality comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one said coupler also containing at least one said compound, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler.